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AIQ vs SOXX
28% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AIQ and SOXX hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AIQ | SOXX |
|---|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 5.77% | 8.55% |
| INTEL CORPORATION | 4.18% | 6.34% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 3.25% | 6.08% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa | 3.02% | 4.27% |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 2.70% | 6.82% |
| QUALCOMM INCORPORATED | 1.97% | 2.65% |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 1.27% | 5.23% |
| Only in AIQ | Only in SOXX |
|---|---|
| SK hynix Inc. 7.12% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 8.10% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4.81% | Applied Materials, Inc. 5.78% |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4.80% | KLA Corp. 5.65% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 3.83% | Lam Research Corp. 4.90% |
| ORACLE CORPORATION 2.99% | Texas Instruments, Inc. 3.51% |
| APPLE INC. 2.97% | Analog Devices, Inc. 3.45% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.73% | Teradyne, Inc. 3.37% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.72% | NXP Semiconductors NV 3.15% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIQ | SOXX | AIQ | SOXX | AIQ | SOXX | |
| 3 months | +2.9% | −3.6% | −1.8 pts | −8.3 pts | +0.8 pts | −5.7 pts |
| 6 months | +31.0% | +60.9% | +15.8 pts | +45.7 pts | +10.8 pts | +40.7 pts |
| 1 year | +42.9% | +113.9% | +22.9 pts | +93.9 pts | +17.3 pts | +88.3 pts |
| 3 years | +124.2% | +210.8% | +46.3 pts | +132.9 pts | +30.8 pts | +117.4 pts |
| Since launch | +340.2% | +3635.3% | +119.0 pts | +2823.9 pts | −9.1 pts | +1951.2 pts |
| AIQ Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF | SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | iShares |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Semiconductors |
| In the S&P 500 | 64.8% | 80.8% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 70.2% | 81.6% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 55.9% | 78.4% |
| Holdings | 84 | 30 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 42.7% | 61.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | not published |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.97% | not published |
| Total return, 1 year | +42.9% | +113.9% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +22.9 pts | +93.9 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +17.3 pts | +88.3 pts |
| Below its high | −8.3% | −20.6% |
AIQ in plain words
By weight, 65% of AIQ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 70%. The top ten holdings are 43% of the fund across 84 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +42.9% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 22.9 pts. It sits 8.3% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.
SOXX in plain words
By weight, 81% of SOXX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 82%. The top ten holdings are 62% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +113.9% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 93.9 pts. It sits 20.6% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do AIQ and SOXX hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 28% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIQ or SOXX?
- AIQ has 65% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SOXX has 81%, so SOXX differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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